Monday 21 April

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Sustainable transport charity, Sustrans has recently announced the latest stage in its progress towards developing proposals for London’s first bridge dedicated to walking and cycling over the River Thames. ...

In the final part of the plan, which should be completed within a month, engineers have been creating a route through the central docks to the north of the Pier Head, reports the Liverpool Daily Post. The entire project, including finishing touches like landscaping, paths and benches, will be done by the end of the year. The canal route should be open to boating traffic from next spring. ...

British Waterways has recently withdrawn from the restoration project, but the other members of the partnership remain committed to it. Restoration of this section of canal is intended to act as a key 'gateway' site between the canal and Stroud town centre. ...

Friday 11 April

Today's news from the web

A CANAL boat lovingly-restored by a canal boss has been destroyed by arsonists. John Lund spent a year renovating the £50,000 narrow boat - named Dizzy - so it could be rented out to friends and family. ...

A job advert begins: "Getting people involved in our inland rivers is what The Waterways Trust is all about. And nowhere is this more apparent than with the Rochdale canal. We helped restore this unique stretch of waterway after years of dereliction and misuse. Now we’re looking for a talented professional to re-establish it as a community resource and catalyst for social and economic regeneration."...

Tuesday 8 April

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The Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for the Environment, yesterday (Monday 7 April) visited the Prescott Lock construction site to view the first, 21-tonne 'fishbelly' sluice gate being installed by contractor Volker Stevin as part of the £20 million British Waterways-led project. ...

British Waterways, working with contractors Volker Stevin, last week installed a 'fishbelly' sluice gate as part of the £20m Prescott Lock project. The work represents a major milestone towards the restoration of the waterways which criss-cross the Olympic site and will create a sophisticated new water control structure for the Lower Lea Valley. ...